Concerts | Emerging Artist Series
Free Event
Join us for stellar concerts by the extraordinary Norfolk Fellows. Each week they bring their talent and enthusiasm to the Music Shed. Whether you are a chamber music aficionado or novice, or whether you prefer new works or the standards, there is something for everyone. Quite simply, the Norfolk Fellows will knock your socks off! Repertoire is chosen weekly. Program details will be posted as they become available.
Sponsored in part by the Battell Arts Foundation.
You can also hear the Fellows perform on many of the Festival Artist Series concerts on Friday and Saturday nights.
2025 Concerts
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Friday, June 27 | 7:30 p.m. | New Music Concert
Under the direction of composer Martin Bresnick, this year's world premieres by the Norfolk Fellow composers will focus on compositions intended for dance.

Nichagarn Chiracharasporn (b. 2001)
B(a)roke Suite (world premiere)
Chloe Liuyan Liu (b. 1999)
Feet of Water (world premiere)
Elias Valle (b. 2006)
MOVEMENTS (world premiere)
Martin Bresnick (b. 1946)
The Winter's Tale Dance Suite
Luca Pasquini (b. 2004)
PULL (world premiere)
Elise Winkler (b. 2001)
Inertia (world premiere)
Jonah Cohen (b. 2004)
JUMBO SHRIMP (world premiere)
Norfolk Contemporary Ensemble
Lisa Moore conductor, piano
Andrea Ábel flute
Chao-Chih George Chen clarinet
Leona Liu violin
Dylan Lee Kinneavy cello
Diego Martinez double bass
Emmett Edwards guitar
Thursday, July 3 | No performance scheduled
Saturday, July 5 | 10:30 a.m.
Caleb Hudson (b. 1988)
White Rose Elegy
Elm City Brass
Jacob Rose trumpet — Will Rich trumpet
Braydon Ross horn — Jude Morris trombone — Alex Friedman tuba
Giulio Briccialdi (1818-1881)
Wind Quintet No. 1, Op. 124
i. Allegro marziale — Più mosso
ii. Andante — Meno moto
iii. Allegro
Sonder Winds
Olivia Chaikin flute — Alexis Wilson oboe — Alex Swers clarinet
Daniel Zaldana bassoon — Aliceyn Covington horn
Valerie Coleman (b. 1970)
Tzigane
ZaRiah
Ben Smith flute — Jamison Hillian oboe — Katelyn Poetker clarinet
AJ Neubert bassoon — Oved Rico horn
Óscar Navarro (b. 1981)
Juego de Ladrones
i. The Dark Tavern
ii. Rinconete and Cortadillo
iii. Seville
iv. Game of Thieves
v. Monipodio
ZaRiah
Thursday, July 10 | 7:30 p.m.
Franz Josef Haydn (1732-1809)
String Quartet in D Major, Op. 76, No. 5
Vibha Janakiraman violin — Nate Strothkamp violin
Lourdes Pinney viola — Emil Olejnik cello
Eric Ewazen (b. 1954)
Colchester Fantasy
i. The Rose and the Crown
ii. The Marquis of Granby
iii. The Dragoon
iv. The Red Lion
Elm City Brass
Jacob Rose trumpet — Will Rich trumpet — Braydon Ross horn
Jude Morris trombone — Alex Friedman tuba
Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
String Quartet No. 1 in D Major, Op. 25
Kailey Yun violin — Ashley Tsai violin
Davin Mar viola — Kyle Pinzon cello
Saturday, July 12 | 10:30 a.m.
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
arr. Frank Morelli
Ma Mère l'Oye (Mother Goose Suite)
i. Pavane de la Belle au bois dormant (Sleeping Beauty's Pavane)
ii. Petit Poucet (Little Thumb)
iii. Laideronnette, Impératrice des pagodes* (Laideronnette, Empress of the Pagodas)
iv. Les entretiens de la Belle et de la Bête (Conversations of Beauty and the Beast)
v. Le jardin féerique (The Fairy Garden)
Sonder Winds
Olivia Chaikin flute — Alexis Wilson oboe — Alex Swers clarinet
Daniel Zaldana bassoon — Aliceyn Covington horn
*The performers would like to note that this movement is an example of exoticism/orientalism. Ravel composed this movement with the intention of imitating the musical practices of Asia, specifically the Gamelan music of Indonesia. This practice is no longer considered culturally appropriate.
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)
Piano Trio No. 1 in c minor, Op. 8
Pierce Graycen Wang violin — Tessa Nysetvold cello — Robert Levinger piano
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Piano Trio in E-flat Major, Op. 70, No. 2
i. Poco sostenuto — Allegro ma non troppo
ii. Allegretto
iii. Allegretto ma non troppo
iv. Finale. Allegro
Lingyu Dong violin — William Suh cello — Michael Leonardo Davidman piano
Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
Piano Trio No. 2 in F Major, Op. 80
i. Sehr lebhaft (Very lively)
ii. Mit innigem Ausdruck — Lebhaft (With heartfelt expression — Lively)
iii. In mässiger Bewegung (In moderate movement)
iv. Nicht zu rasch (Not too quickly)
Pierce Graycen Wang violin — Tessa Nysetvold cello — Hyejin Park piano
Thursday, July 17 | 7:30 p.m.
David Chesky (b. 1956)
Central Park Morning
Elm City Brass
Jacob Rose trumpet — Will Rich trumpet
Braydon Ross horn — Jude Morris trombone — Alex Friedman tuba
Michael Kamen (1948-2003)
Quintet
Elm City Brass
Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
Quartettsatz in c minor, D. 703
Kailey Yun violin — Lingyu Dong violin
Lourdes Pinney viola — Tessa Nysetvold cello
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
String Quintet No. 1 in F Major, Op. 88
i. Allegro non troppo ma con brio
ii. Grave ed appassionato — Allegretto vivace
iii. Finale: Allegro energico
Calvin Alexander violin — Blues Zhang violin
Justin Chen viola — Abigail Smith viola — Lila Holyoke cello
Saturday, July 19 | 10:30 a.m.
Carl Nielsen (1865-1931)
Wind Quintet, Op. 43
i. Allegro ben moderato
ii. Menuet
iii. Praeludium — Tema con variazioni
ZaRiah
Ben Smith flute — Jamison Hillian oboe
Katelyn Poetker clarinet — AJ Neubert bassoon — Oved Rico horn
Ludwig Thuille (1861-1907)
Sextet for Piano and Woodwind Quintet, Op. 6
i. Allegro moderato
ii. Larghetto
iii. Gavotte: Andante, quasi Allegretto
iv. Finale: Molto vivace
Sonder Winds
Olivia Chaikin flute — Alexis Wilson oboe
Alex Swers clarinet — Daniel Zaldana bassoon — Aliceyn Covington horn
with Hyejin Park piano
Thursday, July 24 | 7:30 p.m.
In lieu of a concert, we will have a master class coached by the Miró Quartet featuring the following pieces:
Leoš Janáček (1854-1928)
String Quartet No. 2, “Intimate Letters”
Pierce Graycen Wang violin — Kailey Yun violin
Abigail Smith viola — William Suh cello
Béla Bartók (1881-1945)
String Quartet No. 4
Lingyu Dong violin — Calvin Alexander violin
Justin Chen viola — Lila Holyoke cello
Saturday, July 26 | 10:30 a.m.
Derek Bourgeois (1941-2017)
Sonata for Brass Quintet
i. Allegro vivace
ii. Andante piangevole
iii. Maestoso — Allegro molto con brio
Elm City Brass
Jacob Rose trumpet — Will Rich trumpet — Braydon Ross horn
Jude Morris trombone — Alex Friedman tuba
Valerie Coleman (b. 1970)
Portraits of Josephine
i. Ol’ St. Louis
ii. Les Milandes
iii. 1925 Paris
ZaRiah
Ben Smith flute — Jamison Hillian oboe — Katelyn Poetker clarinet
AJ Neubert bassoon — Oved Rico horn
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
String Quartet in A Major, Op. 18, No. 5
i. Allegro
ii. Minuet — Trio
iii. Andante cantabile con variazioni
iv. Allegro
Ashley Tsai violin — Pierce Graycen Wang violin
Davin Mar viola — Emil Olejnik cello
Thursday, July 31 | 7:30 p.m.
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
String Quintet No. 2 in B-flat Major, Op. 87
i. Allegro vivace
ii. Andante scherzando
iii. Adagio e lento
iv. Allegro molto vivace
Ashley Tsai violin — Nate Strothkamp violin
Davin Mar viola — Lourdes Pinney viola — Kyle Pinzon cello
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Piano Quartet No. 2 in A Major, Op. 26
i. Allegro non troppo
ii. Poco adagio
iii. Scherzo: Poco allegro — Trio
iv. Finale: Allegro
Nate Strothkamp violin — Abigail Smith viola
William Suh cello — Melvin Chen piano
Saturday, August 2 | 10:30 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
String Quartet No. 20 in D Major, K. 499
i. Allegretto
ii. Minuet — Trio: Allegretto
iii. Adagio
iv. Allegro
Blues Zhang violin — Kailey Yun violin
Lourdes Pinney viola — Tessa Nysetvold cello
Béla Bartók (1881-1945)
String Quartet No. 4
i. Allegro
ii. Prestissimo, con sordino
iii. Non troppo lento
iv. Allegretto pizzicato
v. Allegro molto
Lingyu Dong violin — Calvin Alexander violin
Justin Chen viola — Lila Holyoke cello
Leoš Janáček (1854-1928)
String Quartet No. 2, “Intimate Letters”
i. Andante
ii. Adagio
iii. Moderato
iv. Allegro
Pierce Graycen Wang violin — Kailey Yun violin
Abigail Smith viola — William Suh cello
Thursday, August 7 | 7:30 p.m.
David Sampson (b. 1951)
Morning Music
Elm City Brass
Jacob Rose trumpet — Will Rich trumpet — Braydon Ross horn
Jude Morris trombone — Alex Friedman tuba
Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)
Three Pieces for String Quartet
i. Danse (Dance)
ii. Excentrique (Eccentric)
iii. Cantique (Canticle)
Nate Strothkamp violin — Calvin Alexander violin
Abigail Smith viola — Tessa Nysetvold cello
Francis Poulenc (1899-1963)
Sextet for Wind Quintet and Piano
i. Allegro vivace
ii. Divertissement: Andantino
iii. Finale: Prestissimo
ZaRiah
Ben Smith flute — Jamison Hillian oboe
Katelyn Poetker clarinet — AJ Neubert bassoon — Oved Rico horn
with Michael Leonardo Davidman piano
Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
String Quintet, D. 956
i. Allegro ma non troppo
ii. Adagio
iii. Scherzo: Presto — Trio: Andante sostenuto
iv. Allegretto
Pierce Graycen Wang violin — Vibha Janakiraman violin
Davin Mar viola — Kyle Pinzon cello — Tessa Nysetvold cello
Saturday, August 9 | 10:30 a.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Contrapunctus No. 14 from Die Kunst der Fuge (The Art of the Fugue), BWV 1080
Lingyu Dong violin — Kailey Yun violin
Lourdes Pinney viola — William Suh cello
Sofia Gubaidulina (1931-2025)
Reflections on the Theme B-A-C-H
Lingyu Dong violin — Kailey Yun violin
Lourdes Pinney viola — William Suh cello
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)
Piano Quintet in g minor, Op. 57
i. Prelude: Lento — Poco più mosso — Lento
ii. Fugue: Adagio
iii. Scherzo: Allegretto
iv. Intermezzo: Lento
v. Finale: Allegretto
Vibha Janakiraman violin — Ashley Tsai violin
Justin Chen viola — Emil Olejnik cello — Michael Leonardo Davidman piano
Samuel Barber (1910-1981)
Summer Music, Op. 31
Sonder Winds
Olivia Chaikin flute — Alexis Wilson oboe — Alex Swers clarinet
Daniel Zaldana bassoon — Aliceyn Covington horn
Jennifer Higdon (b. 1962)
Autumn Music
Sonder Winds
Olivia Chaikin flute — Alexis Wilson oboe — Alex Swers clarinet
Daniel Zaldana bassoon — Aliceyn Covington horn
Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
Piano Trio in E-flat Major, D. 929
i. Allegro
ii. Andante con moto
iii. Scherzando: Allegro moderato
iv. Allegro moderato
Blues Zhang violin — Lila Holyoke cello — Hyejin Park piano